Nazri Abdul Aziz denies receiving RM3 million from a timber tycoon 'friend' but is unsure if the latter lent his car to his son.
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul
Aziz has denied receiving any money from timber tycoon Michael Chia over
a purported RM40 million scandal involving Sabah Umno.
He was responding to Malaysia Today blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin (also
known as RPK) who claimed that Nazri and his son Mohamad Nedim received
RM3 million and a sports car respectively from Chia.
“Oh no, it’s not true, it’s not true. Chia is a friend. I don’t know if
he lent the car to my son. You have to ask my son,” he told FMT in his
office this afternoon.
Although he did not directly criticise Raja Petra over the claim, Nazri
said that he had no problem with this matter being raised.
“RPK is a social person. He mixes a lot with people, so he probably gets
information from them. Then by (Petra) writing this, it gives me the
opportunity to give my side of the story,” he said.
Nazri also stressed that he had no influence over the Malaysian
Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) or the judiciary, adding that if he
had, Chia’s case would have been dropped.
In a Malaysia Today report, Raja Petra claimed that Chia personally came
to Parliament to hand RM3 million over to Nazri, after the latter
allegedly resolved a matter relating to the RM40 million scandal.
He also claimed that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and Attorney-General Abdul Gani-Patail were similarly involved. - FMT
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